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HORT FROM THE HILLTOP
HARRISON COUNTY HORTICULTURE NEWSLETTER
Cooperative Extension Service Harrison County 668 New Lair Road Cynthiana, KY 41031 (859) 234-5510 Fax: (859) 234-6197 http://harrison.ca.uky.edu
April 2019
Jessica H. Sayre
Harrison County Extension
Agent for Horticulture
jessica.sayre@uky.edu
In this issue:
Upcoming Classes
Horticulture Tips for
April
Spring Planting Dates
Harrison County
Farmers Market
Update
Plate it Up Recipe
Important Dates to
Remember
Turf Care Calendar for
Lawns in Kentucky
Herb Gardening
Thursday, April 11th
1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Learn all about Herbs and how to
grow them!
Registration Required
Call 859-234-5510 to sign up
Square Foot
Gardening
Tuesday, April 23rd
1:00 & 6:30 p.m.
A different take on raised bed
gardening. Learn how to grow
more in less space!
Registration Required
Call 859-234-5510 to sign up
Terrarium Workshop Tuesday, May 14th 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Learn how to make your own Terrarium!
Bring your own jar—preferably made of
glass.
Everything else will be provided.
$5 Supply Fee REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Upcoming Classes:
Registration and
$5 payment
must be received by
4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 8th.
Horticulture Tips for April Study your landscape for gaps that could be nicely filled with bulbs. Mark these spots carefully and make
a note to plant or order bulbs in the fall.
When buying bedding plants, choose compact, bushy plants that have not begun to flower.
Examine shrubs for winter injury. Prune all dead and weakened wood.
Winter mulches should be removed from roses. Complete pruning promptly. Remove only dead wood
from climbers at this time. Cultivate lightly, working in some compost or other organic matter.
Evergreen and deciduous hedges may be sheared. Prune the top narrower than the base so sunlight will
reach the lower limbs.
Prune spring flowering ornamentals after they finish blooming.
Apply crabgrass preventers before April 15. Do not apply to areas that will be seeded.
Keep your hoe sharp! Don't allow weeds to get an early start in your garden.
Flower stalks should be removed from rhubarb plants, if they develop.
Thin out crowded seedlings from early plantings of cool season crops such as beets, carrots, lettuce, on-
ions and radish.
Plant bare-root or potted fruit trees as soon as the soil can be worked.
Remove tree wraps from fruit trees now.
Protect bees and other pollinating insects. Do not spray insecticides on fruit trees that are blooming.
Destroy or prune off webs of eastern tent caterpillars.
Orange, jelly-like galls on cedar trees spread rust diseases to apples, crabapples and hawthorns. If you
have cedar trees near your apple trees, consider removing the cedar trees.
Be on the lookout for Termites. They will begin swarming soon. Termites can be distinguished from ants
by their thick waists and straight antennae. Ants have slender waists and elbowed antennae.
Mount a rain gauge on a post near the garden to keep track of precipitation so you can tell when to
water. Most gardens need about 1 inch of rain per week between April and September.
Mole young are born in chambers deep underground. Be on the lookout for mole movement and
damage. Start setting traps as soon as you see ground disturbance.
Soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems help you save water and money. Fruit trees and vegetable
gardens should receive on average 1 inch of water per week from April through October. If we are not
getting rain, consider using a soaker hose or drip irrigation to apply water.
Wasp and hornet queens begin nesting. Check porches and storage buildings for nests and knock down
any nest that you see forming.
Source: Missouri Botanical Garden
Crop Earliest Safe Planting Date Crop Earliest Safe Planting Date
Beans (snap) April 25 Peppers (plants) May 10
Beans (lima) May 1 Pumpkins May 5
Broccoli (plants) April 5 Southern Peas May 5
Brussel Sprouts (plants)
April 5 Summer Squash May 10
Cauliflower (plants) April 5 Sweet Corn April 20
Celery April 5 Sweet Potatoes May 10
Cucumbers May 1 Tomatoes (plants) May 5
Eggplant (plants) May 10 Watermelon May 5
Muskmelons May 10 Winter Squash May 10
Okra May 10
Farmers Market Meeting
Training for accepting Farmers Market WIC Vouchers
Training for accepting Farmers Market Senior Vouchers
KDA will be certifying market scales, so be sure to bring your scales with you to be certified for the 2019
season.
A Meal will be provided, so Registration is REQUIRED. Please call 859-234-5510 to Register.
Next Meeting:
Monday, April 22nd
6:30 p.m.
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